POLITICS

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings have congratulated the Muslim community on the occasion of the feast of breaking of the fast – Eid ul Fitr. In a statement issued in Accra on Sunday, the couple commended Muslims for committing to a month-long fast in supplication to Allah. “The prayer, sacrifice, and purification that you ...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday, 26th June 2017 for a 3-day official state visit to the Republic of Zambia at the invitation of its President, His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu. President Akufo-Addo will hold bilateral talks with President Edgar Lungu aimed at deepening the bilateral ties between the two countries, as well ...

Some angry youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Walewale in the West Mampurisi district of the Northern region vandalised party properties following the Assembly members rejection of District Chief Executive nominee. This follows President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appointment of a new DCE Abu Mohammed following a decision by members of the Assembly not to confirm the earlier nominee Saaka ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lauded Ghanaian Muslims for successfully completing their month-long Ramadan fast, wishing them a happy Eid Mubarak. The NPP in a statement Monday thanked all the Muslims for praying for the peace and prosperity of the country. “It is hoped that they are able to maintain this same lifestyle in the other eleven months ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Muslims to let the spirit of friendship, brotherhood, and love that characterised activities in Ramadan continue to influence their relationship with their fellow Ghanaians throughout the year. In a message to celebrate Eid Mubarak on Monday, 26 June, Mr Akufo-Addo was hopeful that if Ghanaians would hold on to the values of ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings have congratulated the Muslim community on the occasion of the feast of breaking of the fast – Eid ul Fitr. In a statement issued in Accra on Sunday, the couple commended Muslims for committing to a month-long fast in supplication to Allah. “The prayer, sacrifice and purification that you ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has observed that though it is in government, its stance on the two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees brought into the country by the previous administration still remains valid politically and unchanged. “If I an opposition leader and suddenly I get to know there are ex-detainees in my country and there was no such level of consultation ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed optimism over a $15 billion funding partnership agreement and commitment reached between the Government of Ghana and China. The funding partnership with China, Dr. Bawumia explained, is not based on the traditional model of borrowing and aid. The new model, he noted, is based on the bargaining power of the country’s natural resources ...

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress released a press statement extending their fraternal greetings of peace and blessings to all Muslims in the Greater Accra region as they mark their Eid ul-Fitr celebration today. Below is a statement from them. Greater Accra Regional NDC wishes Muslims well at Eid ul-Fitr festival On the occasion of the ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday told parliament that 8,268 basic schools across the country are in very deplorable state and need to be rehabilitated. According to him, the ministry would need more than $200 million to undertake such an exercise. He said with the onset of the raining season, the ministry had identified 20 ‘emergency’ ...